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- PREVIOUSLY ON I DREAM OF NENE...
'CAUSE WE WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU GUYS.
all: AWW.
- WE'RE HERE CELEBRATE YOU.
- BUT I HAVE OTHER GIRLS WHO ARE GONNA BE BRIDESMAIDS.
- SO WE HAVE AN OPINION IN THIS OR NO?
- DIANA!
- MARLO, I DO THINK YOU ARE AN OPPORTUNIST.
- OH, MY GOD.
- I'M GONNA GET THIS FAMILY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
- THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY WITH THE KIDS.
- I'VE ALWAYS FELT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH ME.
- WE WERE ALREADY HERE BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, NENE.
SHOW A LITTLE RESPECT TO THE BLOODLINE.
- I DID NOT SLEEP WITH YOUR DAD WHEN HE WAS WITH YOUR MOM.
WE NEED TO CLEAR THAT UP TODAY.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO COME UP IN HERE AND CHECK ME.
- I'M NOT TRYING TO, NENE. YOU ATTACKING ME!
- YOU ARE NOT COMING UP IN HERE DOING THAT KIND OF [bleep].
- TIME OUT, TIME OUT. TIME OUT.
- YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FAMILY!
- THAT ISN'T THE TRUTH! - THAT IS THE TRUTH!
- I-- - WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- DUDE, GET THAT [bleep] CAMERA OUT OF HERE NOW.
- YEAH!
[sassy hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
- WHY SHE ATTACKING ME?
WHY IS SHE ATTACKING ME, DAD? - HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
- I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING WRONG TO HER.
AND I APOLOGIZED TO HER. I AIN'T GOING OUT LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT GOING OUT LIKE THAT.
- DAMIEN, DAMIEN, DAMIEN-- LISTEN TO ME.
- I'M NOT GOING OUT LIKE THAT, MAN.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- DUDE, GET THAT [bleep] CAMERA OUT OF HERE NOW.
- NO, MAN, HELL NO. - RIGHT NOW.
YOU BETTER STOP THIS [bleep] CAMERA.
- YOUR ISSUE WITH YOUR DAMN DADDY.
THAT'S WHO YOU NEED TO TALK TO
AND STOP TRYING TO DAMN BLAME OTHER FOLKS.
AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF Y'ALL.
I CONVINCED GREGG TO GET HIS FIVE KIDS TO COME TO THE HOUSE
TO HAVE A COUNSELING SESSION WITH DR. JEFF.
SINCE I'VE KNOWN GREGG,
THE RELATIONSHIP HAS ALWAYS BEEN,
HIS KIDS ARE OVER THERE; I'M OVER HERE,
BUT IS THIS HOW WE REALLY GOING TO OPERATE?
I DON'T WANT TO BE ARGUING WITH GREGG AND HIS KIDS ALL THE TIME.
IF ANYTHING, I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO MAKE GREGG HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS KIDS.
THIS IS [bleep], MAN.
- YOU GOT TO LISTEN, SON.
- HURT, MAN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW BAD THIS STUFF HURT?
- I KNOW, I KNOW. LISTEN TO ME--
- DON'T PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE, Y'ALL.
FAMILY DRAMA. IT'S Y'ALL FAMILY DRAMA.
YOUR ISSUE'S WITH YOUR DAD.
- SHE'S JUST AS HURT AS YOU ARE.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS--
- DAMIEN-- - SHE DON'T LIKE ME, MAN.
- SHE LOVES YOU. - DON'T SAY THAT.
- HE SIMPLY TOLD KATRINA NOT LONG AGO NOT TO CALL ME.
DID HE NOT?
WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT ME TO DO?
YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO DAMN PROBLEM IS.
- FOR REAL. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
- I KNOW--NO, YOU DIDN'T,
'CAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
- WE JUST NEED TO MOVE FORWARD--
- THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO, IS JUST MOVE FORWARD.
- LET'S GO BACK INSIDE. - YOU READY?
- YEAH, I'M READY. - ALL RIGHT.
- I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
- OKAY, LET ME GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTERPRETATION
AS TO WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE--
SOMETHING THAT HAD TO HAPPEN.
THERE WERE STILL SOME REAL GHOSTS THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
WE NEED TO STOP FRICKIN' PRETENDING
THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.
YOU ALL WENT THROUGH SOME REAL THINGS,
AND I WANT YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
AND THAT'S HEALTHIER THAN SAYING,
"UH, WE NEVER WENT THROUGH NOTHING."
- HONESTLY, I LOVE GREGG'S KIDS.
WHY THERE HAS BEEN A WEDGE BETWEEN US ALL OF THESE YEARS
IS STRANGE.
I FEEL LIKE GREGG AND HIS KIDS NEEDED COUNSELING TOGETHER,
DOING THE DIVORCE OF HIS FIRST MARRIAGE.
- LET ME ASK YOU, PLEASE,
WHAT WAS THE ISSUE AT THE TIME THAT YOU HAD WITH YOUR DAD
AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION THAT THEN BLED OVER
TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NENE?
- I GUESS IT'S THAT AT THAT TIME WE JUST--WE WERE--
WE WERE ALL GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS,
AND WASN'T NOBODY ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
TO REACH OUT TO OUR PA.
- AND YOU FELT THAT YOUR FATHER WAS NOT THERE?
- RIGHT.
- HE MAY NOT COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT
AS MUCH AS HE MAY HAVE LIKED TO DO.
- WHY WASN'T HE ABLE TO?
- I DON'T KNOW WHY HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.
- WAS HE PREOCCUPIED--
IN HIS NEW MARRIAGE, WAS HE PREOCCUPIED?
- DON'T--DON'T PAINT IT AS HE WASN'T ABLE TO BECAUSE OF NENE.
- BUT WHY WASN'T HE ABLE TO? - I--I DON'T--
- THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT HAVE TO ASK HIM.
- YEAH, EXACTLY.
- ALL RIGHT. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM?
HERE'S YOUR FATHER. ASK HIM.
- I DON'T--I DON'T REALLY CARE WHY HE DIDN'T PICK UP THE PHONE.
- YOU REALLY DON'T CARE?
- CERTAIN FEELINGS, LIKE YOU SAID, WE MAY HAVE FELT THAT WAY,
YEAH, POP, YOU COULD HAVE CALLED US A LITTLE MORE.
WE MISSED HANGING OUT ALL THE TIME.
- IT HURT.
- YEAH, SORT OF, KIND OF-- - IT HURT.
- NOT REALLY, I CAN'T SAY THAT IT--
- NOT REALLY?
- NO, I CAN'T SAY THAT IT PAINED ME
THAT MY FATHER DIDN'T EAT CHICKEN WINGS WITH ME.
IT DIDN'T.
- GREGG'S KIDS ARE DEFINITELY A LITTLE SCARED TO TELL HIM
HOW THEY REALLY FEEL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THIS WAY.
BUT AS A WOMAN AND AS A MOM,
I CAN'T WALK DOWN THE AISLE WITH GREGG AGAIN
UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED.
- LET ME JUST SAY TO ALL OF YOU,
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I FAILED
TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH MY CHILDREN
IS THAT WHEN I ENTERED INTO MY MARRIAGE WITH NENE,
NENE STARTED TO DEVELOP FEELINGS
THAT YOU ALL JUST DIDN'T LIKE HER,
WHICH I KNEW WAS NOT THE CASE.
BUT SHE EMBEDDED THESE FEELINGS SO FAR IN HER,
I COULDN'T EVEN TALK THEM OUT.
- GREGG, DON'T EVEN TRY!
IT AIN'T DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN ME.
YOU ARE THE ONE THAT [bleep] UP WITH YOUR CHILDREN!
AND DON'T TRY TO PUT IT ON ME
AND THINK I'MA SIT HERE AND CROSS MY LEGS...
- IF THEY TOLD YOU THAT'S NOT THE CASE...
- AND LOOK PRETTY... - THEN WHY YOU STILL HOLDING IT?
- LIKE IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAPPEN.
IT IS. ALL THIS [bleep] IS YOUR FAULT.
DID I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN?
LOOK AT GREGG.
DO I REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE THIS LIFE?
LIKE, THIS IS NOT THE LIFE THAT I REALLY WANT.
YOU CAN'T CHANGE HOW I FELT! - BUT IT'S--IT'S--IT'S--
BUT HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
THAT POINT IS IRRELEVANT NOW.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS
THAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS
AND THAT IS ALL PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS.
YOU NEED MORE.
ALL OF YOU NEED MORE.
I IMPLORE YOU,
DON'T GET INTO THAT MIND-SET OF,
WE'RE JUST GOING TO BURY STUFF, BURY STUFF, BURY STUFF.
- IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
I'M JUST GREGG'S WIFE.
THAT IS ALL GREGG'S [bleep].
TALK TO KATRINA.
KATRINA'S ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY QUIET.
SHE'S THE ONLY GIRL OUT OF ALL THE BOYS.
HER OLDER BROTHERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE MOST TALKATIVE,
AND I THINK THAT SHE JUST FEELS LIKE MY OPINION DOESN'T MATTER.
- I--I REALLY DO WANT TO TALK TO KATRINA.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHY
YOU COULD NOT GET AHOLD OF YOUR FATHER?
- I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW.
- ASK HIM.
- I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU WERE.
- DO YOU THINK THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT?
- NO.
LIKE, I NEVER FELT ANY KIND OF WAY ABOUT YOU AND HIM
BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY PROBLEM.
ME, PERSONALLY,
I NEEDED YOU IN HERE.
I NEEDED THE CALL TO BE LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? WHO YOU DATING?
WHERE YOU GOING? WHO YOUR FRIENDS?"
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I NEEDED YOU MORE EMOTIONALLY
THAN I NEEDED YOU FINANCIALLY.
BUT I FELT LIKE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD REACH YOU
IF I ASKED FOR SOMETHING.
- I COULD BEG. - AND I RESPONDED.
- RIGHT. YOU RESPONDED.
BUT THEN WE HAD, LIKE, A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
IT--I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU-- I DON'T KNOW NOTHING.
- MM-HMM.
- AT THIS POINT, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY TO FIX IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
'CAUSE MY BIGGEST THING IS
THAT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE FIXED FOR A MONTH.
I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE IT.
- I CAN RELATE TO KATRINA.
JUST BEING A WOMAN, I GOT TO FEEL
SOME KIND OF EMOTIONS THAT SHE'S FEELING.
I KNOW SHE FEELS SOME KIND OF WAY WITHOUT HER DAD
NOT REALLY BEING THERE THE WAY THAT HE COULD BE THERE.
UM, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
KATRINA, I FEEL YOUR PAIN.
MY DAD WAS NOT IN MY LIFE.
THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME.
I WANTED TO BE DADDY'S GIRL.
I WANTED HIM TO JUST CALL ME UP.
WE HOOK UP SOMETIME, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
YOU KNOW, BE THERE FOR ME. SO I FELT YOU.
WHEN YOU ARE A LITTLE GIRL,
GROWING UP, THE ONE PERSON YOU LOOK UP TO
AS THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD IS YOUR DAD.
MY DAD, CURTIS, AIN'T HALF THE DAD THAT GREGG IS, YOU KNOW,
SO GREGG NEEDS TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CHILDREN.
- LET ME SAY THIS TO YOU, KATRINA.
I--I LOOK AT YOU AND I REMEMBER YOU FROM HERE.
ALL OF MY CHILDREN ARE LOVED.
I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER. THAT MAKES HER SPECIAL.
TO HEAR YOU TALK THE WAY YOU JUST TALKED TO ME,
I OWE YOU NOTHING MORE THAN TO FIX IT.
AND I GIVE YOU MY PROMISE, IT WILL BE DONE,
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
- I THINK GREGG COULD BE A GREAT DAD.
HE'S A GREAT MAN.
HE IS STRONG. HE IS SMART.
HE'S JUST LETTING A BUNCH OF [bleep] FROM THE PAST
KEEP HIM FROM BEING THE BEST THAT HE CAN BE.
BUT THE GREAT THING IS THAT WE ALL HAVE COME TOGETHER
AND WE ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH ONE ANOTHER BETTER.
- THESE ARE THINGS THAT TAKE PEOPLE YEARS TO WORK THROUGH,
AND YOU ALREADY MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
- I APOLOGIZE TO YOU. IT'S OVER.
- GREGG, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT YOU STILL NEED TO DO MORE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
- I'VE MADE THAT PERFECTLY CLEAR.
- THIS IS THEIR SITUATION AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT,
AND GREGG IS WORKING ON IT,
AND YOU'RE WORKING ON IT.
AND THESE CHILDREN HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED,
IF THERE WERE ISSUES,
THAT THOSE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, NENE.
- I DON'T BELIEVE IN HOLDING GRUDGES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE POW. YOU SHOOT; I SHOOT.
YOU SHOOT; I SHOOT.
AND THEN WE GET UP AND GO OUT TO DINNER.
- DAMIEN, YOU DID APOLOGIZE.
I WANT THAT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY EVERYONE.
NENE, HE DID REALIZE THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE
IN THAT RADIO INTERVIEW.
YOU ALL WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE,
BUT YOU GOT TO GIVE IT TIME.
- WE JUST GOT TO HOPE THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN.
- IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
- I FEEL LIKE GREGG'S KIDS ARE BEING VERY OPEN.
THEY'RE BEING VERY HONEST.
I FEEL VERY RELIEVED THAT WE ARE MOVING.
WE MAY NOT BE MOVING MOUNTAINS,
BUT WE ARE MOVING.
COME ON, DA MONSTER.
[laughs] - YOU CRAZY, NENE.
- I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU TOO.
- AND--AND I JUST DON'T-- I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT I HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU.
- I WON'T. I WON'T. I WON'T. - FOR REAL.
FOR REAL, I'M SORRY.
- I KNOW YOU ARE. I KNOW YOU ARE, HONEY.
COMING UP NEXT...
WE INTERVIEWED DIFFERENT WEDDING PLANNERS,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE SETTLED ON YOU.
- I CAN DO THIS WEDDING.
- I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE REALLY, TOTALLY CONNECT.
[percussion-heavy hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
- DEBORAH! - HI!
- OH, LOOK AT YOU IN YELLOW. - YES.
- I LIKE IT. WHAT'S GOING ON?
THIS IS PRETTY.
- I HAVE FOUND YOU A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH GARDEN.
IT IS PERFECT FOR A WEDDING.
- I HAVE BEEN SO CONSUMED WITH THE KIDS AND THE COUNSELING
THAT I TOTALLY FORGOTTEN THAT I HAVE A WEDDING TO PLAN.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
- AND IT'S HUGE IN THE BACK.
IT GOES BACK TWO ACRES...
- WOW, WHAT A PERFECT PLACE. - AND IT'S PERFECT FOR A TENT.
- TIME IS TICKING.
IT'S ONLY WEEKS TILL THE WEDDING.
OH, HERE THEY ARE!
[squealing]
[laughs]
I'M EXCITED. I HAVE MY TWO GIRLFRIENDS.
YOU'RE SO FLY.
- [laughs]
- OH, MY.
LOOK AT THE VERY RICH ***. - I MISSED YOU!
- HOW ARE YOU? WHAT'S GOING ON?
- MY GIRL! - OH, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
LEXIS AND MASHELLA ARE TWO OF MY OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIENDS.
WE GO WAY BACK. YOU KNOW, LIKE HOPSCOTCH.
LIKE DOUBLE DUTCH.
SO ALL RIGHT, DEBORAH. - OKAY.
- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK. - ALL RIGHT, GO CHECK IT OUT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
- YOU'RE SO GREAT.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THE GARDEN.
- ♪ HERE COMES THE... ♪
[together] ♪ BRIDE ♪
- OH, MY GOD. - WHOO!
- THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. - THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- LOOK OVER HERE. LOOK AT THE TREES.
- I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
- WHAT MADE YOU THINK OF A PLACE LIKE THIS?
- YOU KNOW, I WANT A TENT. I WANT A CEREMONY TENT...
- OKAY. UH-HUH.
- A RECEPTION TENT.
- OH, MY GOD. - MM-HMM, THAT'S ANOTHER TENT.
- AND I WANT A COCKTAIL HOUR TENT.
SO WHEN YOU WALK IN, IT WILL BE LIKE WALKING
INTO NENE'S WORLD, LIKE WALKING INTO A VENUE.
WHY THE HELL AM I GETTING MARRIED THE SECOND TIME
AND NOT JUST DO IT BIG, SO...
- WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. - WE GONNA MAKE THIS WEDDING.
- I GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP ME, THOUGH.
- SO DO YOU HAVE A WEDDING PLANNER YET?
- WELL, IT'S A SUMMER WEDDING.
AND EVERYBODY THAT'S FABULOUS AND OVER-THE-TOP
AND GIVE ALL THESE DREAMY WEDDINGS,
THEY'RE ALREADY BOOKED.
THEY WERE, LIKE, BOOKED FOREVER AGO.
I JUST WAS LIKE, "OKAY, WHAT AM I GONNA DO?"
THIS LADY CAME UP--TIFFANY COOK,
BECAUSE PORSHA--
YOU GUYS KNOW PORSHA?
PORSHA SAID THAT SHE DID HER AND KORDELL'S WEDDING.
I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH HER TOMORROW.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TIFFANY FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW
OVER THE PHONE.
I REALLY NEED HER TO SHOW ME SOMETHING,
BECAUSE SO FAR, SHE HASN'T SHOWED ME A THING.
I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT TIFFANY GETS MY VISION.
SEE, MY VISION IS OLD HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR.
- OKAY.
- SO YOU'RE GOING TO WALK IN,
HUNDREDS OF CHANDELIERS.
- WOW.
- BEAUTIFUL FLOOR, BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING.
I'M THINKING OF FABRICS AND CRYSTALS AND CANDLES--
- CHANDELIERS. - YES.
- CHANDELIER AFTER CHANDELIER AFTER CHANDELIER.
I'M THINKING-- OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS IS A BIG THING. THIS IS A BIG THING.
- OKAY.
- I WANT YOU GUYS TO BE IN WHITE.
- OH! - OH, WE'RE GOING TO WEAR WHITE?
- IT GONNA BE LIKE OUR WEDDING TOO!
- YES, 'CAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GETTING MARRIED AGAIN.
- [laughing] - NOBODY'S EVER GONNA MARRY YOU.
SO THIS WILL BE YOUR WEDDING ALONG WITH MINE.
SO YOU CAN HAVE ON YOUR WHITE DRESSES.
I WANT MY BRIDESMAIDS TO FEEL LIKE BRIDES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN MARRIED BEFORE,
AND SOME...NEVER WILL.
[laughs]
- SO TELL US WHO'S ELSE ON THE LIST.
- OH, LORD. DO WE KNOW THEM?
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS KNOW MARLO.
- OKAY. - YOU GUYS HAVE MET CYNTHIA.
- CYNTHIA! THAT'S MY GIRL.
- PAT. - OH, GOOD, I LOVE PAT.
- OKAY, LET ME THINK WHO ELSE...
- LAURA AND DAWN.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS KNOW DIANA.
- OH, GOSH.
THAT'S GONNA BE HARD,
'CAUSE DIANA CAN KILL THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE.
- OH, LEXIS, COME ON.
I'LL GET YOU A DAMN PRIME RIB, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.
THESE GIRLS MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M THROWING
AN OVER-THE-TOP WEDDING IS FOR THEM.
THEY WERE THERE FOR ME THROUGH THE DIVORCE,
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
THESE ARE MY GIRLS.
- YOU KNOW I LOVE GREGG. IT ALL DON'T MATTER--
- I LOVE GREGG.
- I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TEAM GREGG.
- YOU HAVE NOT.
WHEN ME AND GREGG BROKE UP, YOU GUYS WERE TEAM ME.
- BUT WE WANTED YOU TO GET BACK WITH GREGG.
- YEAH, 'CAUSE I'M HAPPIER WITH GREGG.
- IT NEEDED TO HAPPEN, THOUGH. - IT NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
I NEEDED TO PROVE A POINT TO GREGG.
GREGG ALSO NEEDED TO GO AND SEE WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE
AND THEN COME BACK AND APPRECIATE HIS FAMILY.
- WHICH WAS NOTHING. - WHICH WAS NOTHING.
- THE GRASS DEFINITELY WASN'T THIS GREEN.
- NO. [all laugh]
- WAS NOT GREENER ON THIS SIDE.
- NO, IT WAS VERY BROWN OUT THERE.
[all laughing]
- HELLO, MY DEAR. - HELLO.
- YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
- TIFFANY, GREAT TO SEE YOU. - HOW ARE YOU?
- YOU TOO. THIS IS MY ASSISTANT, BROOKE.
- LET ME GET THIS FOR YOU, HONEY.
- HOW IS EVERYTHING?
- EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
[all laugh]
- AFTER TALKING TO TIFFANY FOR A FEW WEEKS OVER THE PHONE,
I'M HOPING THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW ME
SOME SKETCHES OR PHOTOS.
SHE HASN'T REALLY SAID ANYTHING
THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SHE GETS IT.
SO HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING?
- REALLY WELL.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM SUPER EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU.
- OH, THANKS.
- AND LOVE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE
SOME FACE-TO-FACE TIME FINALLY.
BUT I HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MENU.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
- I THOUGHT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT OUR FAVORITE FOODS ARE.
- SOME OF THE FUN FOODS, BUT NOT EVERYTHING.
- I FEEL LIKE BEFORE WE GET TO, LIKE, FOOD,
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO MY VISION FOR THE WEDDING
AND WHAT YOU FEEL YOU CAN GIVE ME ON THE WEDDING DAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- WE NEED TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE,
BUT ALL THIS GIRL WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS CHICKEN
AND THE FOOD WE GONNA EAT.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, BLOW MY WEAVE OFF.
I MEAN, IMPRESS ME.
GREGG AND I ARE NOT YOUNG KIDS. - RIGHT.
- SO WE DON'T WANT A YOUNG WEDDING.
WE WANT A GROWN WEDDING,
LIKE GROWN-UPS.
I WANT TO SEE ALL THE CREATIVITY.
I WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING.
- UH...
- I REALLY FEEL LIKE I WOULD FEEL SO MUCH BETTER IF I HAD,
LIKE, A SKETCH OR SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE, I MEAN--
- ONE OF MY GIFTS IS BEING ABLE TO TAKE THOSE IDEAS OF YOURS
AND BRING THEM TO FRUITION IN WAYS THAT YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE.
HERE'S YOUR COCKTAIL HOUR, YOU KNOW.
I HAD A REALLY COOL IDEA OF DOING EITHER A CIRCULAR
OR A REALLY COOL SQUARE BAR HERE.
- I MEAN--
- I CAN DO THIS FOR YOU.
- OKAY. - I'M NOT WORRIED.
AND I'VE NEVER, EVER HAD TO CONVINCE A CLIENT OF THAT.
- I'M GETTING THE FEELING THAT SHE'S MORE LIKE
A CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER,
LIKE A KID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNER.
I'M NOT GETTING IT.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S JUST CERTAIN THINGS
THAT YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN ME TO MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE.
AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I WANT ME AND YOU TO CONNECT,
I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE REALLY, TOTALLY CONNECT.
THAT'S JUST THE TRUTH.
- UNDERSTOOD.
YOU GOT TO LOVE THE MAN YOU'RE ABOUT TO MARRY.
BUT YOU GOT TO LOVE YOUR PLANNER.
WITH THAT SAID,
WE'VE ALWAYS HANDLED A PRO ATHLETE CLIENTELE,
AND THEY HIRE ME BECAUSE I'M OVER-THE-TOP.
I AM "GO BIG OR GO HOME." - MM-HMM.
- THE GIRLS THAT HIRE ME,
THEY HIRE ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I'M GONNA MAKE
THEIR WEDDING LOOK LIKE.
- BUT MY GIRLS ARE USUALLY--
ARE MARRYING ATHLETES WHO ARE NOT KNOWN.
THEY USUALLY JUST A REGULAR OLD HOMEGIRL
WHO THEY WERE DATING BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL OR BACK IN COLLEGE,
OR A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT THAT FABULOUS.
THERE ARE A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE,
BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT OF THEM THAT ARE.
ME AND ATHLETES ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ME SLAM DUNK?
I WALK AROUND IN LOUBOUTINS, NOT IN CLEATS.
THANK YOU.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THAT WE INTERVIEWED DIFFERENT WEDDING PLANNERS,
AND WE SETTLED ON YOU.
I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO REALLY SEE MY VISION
AND BE ABLE TO REALLY GIVE ME WHAT--
YOU KNOW, WHAT GREGG AND I REALLY DESIRE.
- FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU SETTLED.
I AM USED TO WALKING IN THE DOOR,
AND THEY KNOW WHO I AM
AND THEY KNOW WHAT I DO.
BUT I'M NOT A FABULOUS ACTRESS LIKE YOU.
BUT I'M DAMN GOOD AT WHAT I DO.
- I WISH I HAD THE TIME TO HANG OUT
AND HOLD TIFFANY'S HAND,
BUT I'M A BUSY WOMAN.
TIFFANY NEEDS TO SHOW ME THAT SHE CAN BRING MY VISION TO LIFE,
OR IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK.
WELL, YOU'VE SAID A LOT TODAY,
SO I JUST HOPE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DELIVER.
COMING UP NEXT...
OKAY, YOU GUYS.
- WHERE IS THE DRESS?
- HI. HELLO.
- HERE'S DIANA.
HI, MASHELLA. - HEY!
- LEXIS. - HELLO!
- ME AND MY BRIDESMAIDS ARE HEADING TO LOS ANGELES.
[women cheer]
- LET US SEE THE BLING. COME HERE.
- OH, HERE IT IS. - HERE IT IS.
- BLING, BLING, BLING.
MOST GIRLS HAVE THEIR MOM AND SISTERS BY THEIR SIDE
WHEN THEY'RE PLANNING A WEDDING.
I HAVE MY BRIDESMAIDS,
MY BEST FRIENDS,
MY RIDE-OR-DIE CHICKS.
AND WE'RE HEADED TO L.A.
L.A.!
[all cheering]
- CALI, CALI.
- L.A.!
OH, MY GOSH. MASHELLA.
THIS IS MASHELLA'S FIRST TIME TO L.A.
[both cheering]
- ALL RIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING MY SISTERS.
- YAY! - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- ALL OF THE BRIDESMAIDS ARE HERE.
I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LOVE THEM.
I'M GOING TO SEE MY DRESS DESIGNER, BARACCI,
AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT MY ATLANTA BRIDESMAIDS
GET TO MEET MY L.A. BRIDESMAIDS.
TOO BAD CYNTHIA COULDN'T MAKE IT.
SHE WAS BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE WITH HER MODELING.
I LOVE BEING IN L.A., ACTUALLY,
'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE I GET MY MONEY.
AND THEN ALL THE DAMN HATERS.
YOU KNOW, THE HIGHER YOU GO,
THE MORE PEOPLE WANT TO PULL YOU DOWN.
I'M JUST LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
"YOU WERE ROLLIN' WITH ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS JOURNEY.
"YOU ARE NOT GONNA GET ON THIS JOURNEY.
NO WAY."
- HELLO. - UH-UH.
- WELL, YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE ONES
THAT JUMP ON THE JOURNEY TOO, NOW.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME, SO...
- WE ARE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME. - DEFINITELY--
- PINKY PROMISE. GOOD TIME, ALL DAY TODAY.
TOMORROW. TOMORROW, WE'LL GO AT IT.
[all laugh]
- OH, LORD.
- WELCOME TO YOUR PENTHOUSE SUITE.
- OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY'S GONNA BE, HUH?
- NICE!
- OHH! THE BALCONY!
- OH, LOOK AT THE BALCONY.
- DANG!
I LOVE OUTDOOR LIVING.
- THIS IS HOT.
- LOOK AT THE VIEW. OH, MY GOD.
- LOOK, THIS IS MY CHAIR RIGHT HERE.
- OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THE VIEW.
- HOLLYWOOD.
- OH, WE CAN HAVE MAJOR DRINKS OUT HERE.
- I THINK WE NEED TO GET THE-- - PARTY STARTED!
- START THE PARTY! TURN IT UP!
- I WANT MY CHAIR OVER THERE. I FEEL LONELY.
- COME SIT OVER HERE. - THERE'S ONE MORE.
- NO, SHE'S FINE RIGHT THERE. STAY RIGHT THERE.
[all laughing]
- YOU MIGHT HAVE TRIED ME.
- OH, MY GOD.
THE BICKERING HAS ALREADY STARTED.
I KNOW MARLO AND DIANA ARE NOT BEST FRIENDS.
I JUST WANT THEM TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT WE'RE HERE FOR A DRESS FITTING,
NOT A SHADE THROWING CONTEST.
- LOOK, YOU WILL WANT TO GET ALONG ON THIS TRIP.
COME ON NOW. - OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY, BRIDESMAID-ZILLAS.
WE NEED TO BE READY BY 2:30 FOR BARACCI.
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.
[screaming] - WE LOVE YOU, NENE!
- [laughing]
- HOW ARE YOU? - I'M GOOD.
- YOU LOOK GREAT. - SO DO YOU.
THIS IS MARLO.
- HI. - HI, DAWN.
- I'M HUGGER. - I CAN GIVE A HUG, OKAY.
- HI, GUYS. - HOW ARE YOU?
OH, YOU LOOK GREAT.
HI, LOVE.
- OKAY, I'M CRAZY EXCITED.
- WELL, HELLO, LADIES. - BARACCI.
- HOW ARE YOU? all: HELLO.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.
- OH, YOU LOOK SO GOOD.
HOW YOU DOING? - GREAT, GREAT, YOU?
- GOOD. THESE ARE MY BRIDESMAIDS.
- THIS IS GONNA BE A PRIVILEGE, BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW.
VERY HONORED TO BE DOING THIS.
- LOVE YOUR FERRAGAMO SHOES. LOVE A MAN IN NICE SHOES.
- OH, I'VE SEEN THEM AN HOUR AGO.
- THANK YOU. [laughs]
- BURBERRY SHIRT.
LOOK, I'MA COME HERE TO GO SHOPPING WITH BARACCI.
- IT'LL BE MY PLEASURE.
- YOU LADIES CAN LEAVE.
[all laugh]
- PLEASE LEAVE, LADIES.
- THIS IS DEFINITELY MARLO'S TYPE.
OLD, RICH, BALD HEAD...
AND WHITE.
[laughter]
- SO WHO ALL HAVE YOU DESIGNED FOR?
- I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MARIAH CAREY.
I'VE DONE PAULA ABDUL, BEYONCE,
AND NOW WE HAVE NENE.
[all laugh]
- HE DESIGNED THE BEST. - SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST.
- OKAY, WAIT, I HEARD YOU DESIGNED ONE FOR KIM TOO?
- OH, HE DIDN'T DESIGN ONE FOR KIM.
- NO, I NEVER DID.
- KIM WORE ONE, BUT HE DIDN'T DESIGN IT FOR HER.
- OKAY. - YOU KNOW, USED?
- WE USE THE WORD "VINTAGE."
- WELL, TELL ME THIS.
DID YOU MAKE THAT DRESS TEN YEARS AGO?
- NO--UH-- - EXACTLY, IT WASN'T VINTAGE.
- SO IT WASN'T VINTAGE. - IT WAS USED.
- LET'S BE VERY CLEAR.
BARACCI IS MAKING A DRESS
THAT'S CUSTOM-MADE FOR NENE LEAKES.
- WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK
LIKE A PIECE OF JEWELRY WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
all: OOH. - WOW, I LIKE THAT.
- MY DRESS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE ONE OF A KIND.
I AM WEARING A COLOR THAT I NORMALLY WOULDN'T CHOOSE,
WHICH IS GOLD AND GREEN.
MY FIRST WEDDING DRESS WAS WHITE, WAS STRAIGHT.
IT WAS VERY TRADITIONAL.
BUT THAT WAS IN 1997.
I WANT TO LOOK LIKE A GODDESS.
- AND WHAT ARE THE PRICE RANGES OF YOUR GOWNS?
- WELL, WE HAVE NO LIMIT.
YOU CAN GO UP AS HIGH AS YOU WANT.
[all laughing]
- WHAT'S THE LEAST YOU WOULD SAY YOU BE ABLE TO PURCHASE?
- OUR GOWNS IN THE STORE START FROM $15,500.
- OKAY, SO YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE FOR $15,000--
- YES.
- WELL, BARACCI CAN TELL YOU THAT MY DRESS ISN'T $15,000.
- RIGHT, HER GOWN IS GOING TO BE $58,000, LET'S PUT IT--
- OH, LORD.
- WE'RE READY TO PUT ONE ON YOU, IF YOU'RE READY TOO.
- I'M EXCITED TO. - OH, YEAH.
- WE'RE READY TO SEE IT ON HER. - YES.
- YOU CAN GO--GO IN THE DRESSING ROOM WITH HER.
- OH, LET ME GO TO THE DRESSING ROOM, PLEASE.
- TAKE HER TO THE DRESSING ROOM.
- I'VE ONLY HAD ONE CONSULTATION SO FAR,
AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF MY HOPES AND DREAMS AND MONEY
LIES IN THE HANDS OF BARACCI.
- ISN'T THIS JUST AMAZING NENE'S GETTING REMARRIED, YOU GUYS?
- YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME. - I MEAN, 16 YEARS.
- I MEAN, THEY ARE JUST MEANT TO BE.
- YEAH, THEY ARE. - YEAH.
[indistinct conversation]
- OKAY, YOU GUYS.
- WHERE IS THE DRESS?
- IS THAT GONNA BE, LIKE, THE SLIP?
- THIS IS JUST THE SHELL.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY AROUND, MAKE SURE WHAT SHE LIKES,
WHAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE.
SO WE REFINE THAT TO THE POINT THAT IT'S PERFECT.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTERWARDS IS, EVERYTHING IS DONE BY HAND.
IT'S ALL DRAPED BY HAND.
WE'LL DECIDE HOW FAR UP YOU WANT TO BRING IT.
together: OOH.
- LOOK AT THAT.
- WOW. - LOOK AT THAT.
- ARE THERE MORE JEWELS?
LIKE, JEWELS CRAZY.
- I HOPE BARACCI'S ABLE TO PUT THIS DRESS TOGETHER
IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
HE HAS A GREAT REPUTATION, SO I'M COUNTING ON HIM.
IT USUALLY TAKES HIM THREE MONTHS
TO MAKE A WEDDING DRESS.
NOW, BARACCI, LET'S BE CLEAR.
I WANT LOTS AND LOTS OF BEADING,
AND LOTS AND LOTS OF SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS EVERYWHERE.
- IT HAS TO GET HER PERSONALITY.
- WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU... - I WANT TO BLING.
- IF YOU SO MUCH AS LOSE A LITTLE BIT FOOTING,
YOU'LL TIP OVER.
- OKAY. I WANT TO BLING, BLING, BLING.
- THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
- YOU CAN'T GIVE ENOUGH BLING, BLING, BLING, BARACCI.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
[laughter]
- LOOK WHO IT IS.
- WHAT YOU DOING? YOU AIN'T MAKING NO BASKETS.
SHOW YOU HOW I USED TO DO IT.
- CAN YOU DUNK?
- YEAH, I CAN DUNK.
- WHERE YOU GOING? - I'M GONNA DUNK.
YOU WANT TO SEE ME DUNK?
LOOK OUT, 'CAUSE IT GONNA BE AWESOME.
- IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME?
- YEAH. HERE I GO.
- OOH!
- WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT WAS OFF THE WRONG FOOT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LISTEN, BRENTT,
YOU KNOW YOUR MOM PLANNING A BIG WEDDING.
IT'S SOMETHING LIKE YOU NEVER SEEN.
- SOMETHING LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN.
- I WANT TO KNOW, THOUGH,
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT DONE IN THE WEDDING
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE DONE?
- I WANT TO SEE A HORSE.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE HORSE DO?
- WALKING WITH THE RINGS
ON HIS EARS.
- OKAY, NOW WAKE UP.
- I'M UP.
- BRENTT, WE'RE TALKING A WEDDING, DUDE.
- EXACTLY.
- I WANT TO SEE YOU DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN THE WEDDING.
- GIVE ME THE BALL. - YOU DON'T NEED THAT BALL.
NOW GET THIS. I MADE MISTAKES.
THINGS WERE NOT DONE RIGHT.
YOU WITNESSED STUFF, WENT THROUGH STUFF
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
BUT YOU NEVER LOST TWO PARENTS THAT LOVE EACH OTHER.
MORE IMPORTANT, YOU NEVER LOST TWO PARENTS THAT LOVE YOU.
- OKAY.
- AND WE GIVE YOU THAT PLEDGE.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
- OKAY, OKAY. - OKAY?
- NOW, LET ME ASK YOU THIS RIGHT HERE.
NENE LEAKES.
- MY MAMA. - YOUR MAMA.
BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL HAVING A CELEBRITY MAMA?
- I DON'T LIKE IT.
- YOU DON'T LIKE IT? - NOPE.
- WHY?
- SHE TRAVEL EVERY WEEK, LIKE--
- DO YOU MISS HER?
- YEAH. - BUT YOU GO WITH HER A LOT.
- STILL, I'D RATHER HAVE HER HERE THAN SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- I MEAN, I MISS HER TOO,
BUT I TRY TO TRAVEL WITH HER AS OFTEN AS I CAN.
- SHE HAS STOPPED COOKING.
- I COOK.
- SHE'S A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU.
- WE CAN COOK-- WE CAN COOK TOGETHER.
HOW ABOUT THAT? WE COOK TOGETHER.
- BEING A WORKING MOM THAT TRAVELS IS JUST HARD.
IT'S JUST HARD.
I KNOW THAT BRENTT WOULD RATHER
ME BE AT HOME IN ATLANTA WITH HIM,
BUT THAT IS WHY HE HAS TWO PARENTS.
GREGG AND I ARE BACK TOGETHER,
AND WE'RE PROVIDING A STABLE HOME
UNDER THE SAME ROOF.
- THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE PROS AND THE CONS
OF HAVING A CELEBRITY MOM.
WE WISH HER THE BEST, RIGHT?
- YEAH. - ALWAYS.
AND, UM...
TWO POINTS AGAIN.
[laughs]
- AW, MAN.
- [laughs]
- SO LET'S JUST DO MASCARA ON THE BOTTOM LID.
- LOOKIT. - LET'S SEE THE NEW LOOK.
- OH, YOUR MAKEUP LOOKS GOOD.
YOU LIVIN' FOR YOURSELF.
[all laughing]
- WE HAD A FAB MAKEUP ARTIST.
- BEING IN L.A. IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SHOW THESE GIRLS
HOW NENE LEAKES DO IT HOLLYWOOD-STYLE.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON? - OKAY, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY.
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN MARLO AND DIANA.
- OH, DID MARLO SAY SOMETHING?
- EVERYTHING MARLO SAY,
"DIANA'S WRONG!"
SHE'S COMING AT HER.
- OH, NO.
THE OTHER DAY AT LUNCH THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A--
SOMETHING GOING ON-- I DON'T KNOW.
DIANA FEEL LIKE MARLO IS AN OPPORTUNIST.
AND SHE DON'T FEEL LIKE
MARLO SHOULD BE IN THIS WEDDING AT ALL.
- I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MARLO.
SHE CAME IN AND SHE WAS ALWAYS A DIVA.
I MEAN, WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
- I'M FEELING BAD FOR DIANA.
CYNTHIA, MARLO, AND LAURA ARE ALL FAIRLY NEW TO THE GROUP,
AND DIANA DOESN'T WANT THEM AROUND.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY PUTS ME IN AN AWKWARD POSITION
BECAUSE I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO GET ALONG.
DIANA HAS BEEN SO INVOLVED IN MY LIFE.
I MEAN, SHE FEELS LIKE SHE HAS TO, LIKE, WATCH MY BACK.
YOU KNOW, SHE JUST DOESN'T WANT CERTAIN PEOPLE AROUND.
SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BEING MAID OF HONOR
AND SHE DOESN'T WANT TO STAND BY CYNTHIA OR MARLO,
'CAUSE SHE FEEL LIKE--
- THAT'S NOT FAIR.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT NENE. - MM-HMM.
- OKAY, LEAKES, I'MA SAY THIS
THEN BE DONE, JUST LET IT GO.
I REALLY FEEL THAT DIANA IS NOT HAPPY FOR YOU AND GREGG.
- THAT'S NOT TRUE!
DIANA IS VERY HAPPY FOR ME AND GREGG, I'M TELLING YOU THAT.
I THINK THAT DIANA--
- I THINK SHE WAS HAPPY WHEN Y'ALL BROKE UP.
- NO, SHE WAS NOT.
- SHE WAS LIKE, "OH, I GOT LEAKES TO MYSELF."
- OH, GOD. - BASICALLY.
AND YOU KNOW IT.
OKAY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT, I'M NOT SAYING--
- I'M NOT SAYING THAT!
NO, DIANA WAS REALLY A CRYING SHOULDER FOR ME, LEXIS.
- I DON'T LISTEN TO DIANA.
SHE ALWAYS GOT TO TAKE OVER.
MISS DIANA TAKING OVER.
- GIRL, I THINK SHE JUST FEELING PROTECTIVE.
SHE IS NOT.
SHE IS VERY HAPPY FOR ME AND GREGG.
- DIANA'S NOT THAT PERSON. - SHE NOT THE BOSS.
BUT SHE AIN'T THE BOSS.
- I AM SHOCKED WHEN LEXIS SAYS THAT DIANA IS NOT HERE FOR ME.
LIKE, DIANA IS MY FRIEND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GONNA HAPPEN IF--
- LORD, THIS HOW THIS IS STARTING OFF,
LET US PRAY.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- I DON'T HAVE TO SPREAD MY LEGS FOR EVERY TOM, ***, AND HARRY
LIKE YOU DO, OKAY?
YOU WANT THE LIFESTYLE THAT NENE LEAKES HAS.
THAT'S WHY I'M VERY CAUTIOUS OF YOU.
- SO, YOU GUYS. LET'S LOOK AT SOME DIAMONDS.
I'M GETTING MARRIED IN A FEW WEEKS,
AND I WANT TO FIND SOME JEWELRY FOR MYSELF
AND FOR MY BRIDESMAIDS WHO WANT TO LOOK ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.
OKAY, CAN I TRY THAT CUFF ON?
- $240,000,
60 KARATS.
- IT IS RIDICULOUS.
- IT LOOKS LIKE YOU. - IT'S RIDICULOUS.
- HOW MANY BRIDESMAIDS DO YOU HAVE?
- NINE.
- YOU KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DECOYS, RIGHT?
OKAY, THEY USED TO DRESS THEM ALL THE SAME AND COVER THEM UP.
AND THEY--THE BRIDE USED TO LOOK THE SAME,
AND IT'S TO KEEP THE BAD SPIRITS AWAY FROM THE BRIDE.
- I LIKE THAT. - OHH.
WHAT IF SOME OF THE BRIDESMAIDS ARE BAD SPIRITS?
- OH, LORD.
[all laughing]
- COME ON, NOW.
- OH, MY GOODNESS. - HEY, NENE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WEDDING PLANS.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SISTER?
- I DON'T HAVE A SISTER. THESE ARE MY SISTERS.
- HI. - WE'RE HER SISTERS.
- MR. CHOW'S IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEVERLY HILLS SPOT.
IT'S DEFINITELY FILLED WITH PAPARAZZI
AND THE WHO'S WHO IN HOLLYWOOD.
- OKAY, PRAY, EAT, AND TALK.
PRAY, EAT, TALK. PRAY, EAT, TALK.
- GO AHEAD, LEXIS.
- GO AHEAD, LEXIS.
FATHER GOD, WE ARE SO HAPPY AND SO ELATED
THAT THE LEAKES' ARE RENEWING THEIR VOWS--
- AMEN! - WE ARE NOT RENEWING OUR VOWS.
WE ARE REMARRYING. WE ARE DIVORCED.
OKAY, REMARRYING-- - YOU ARE INTERRUPTING A PRAYER.
- SO WE ARE REMARRYING.
- REMARRYING, AND IT'S GONNA BE FAB.
AND SHE HAS FAB BRIDESMAIDS,
AND WE GONNA GET IT IN.
IN JESUS' NAME... - AND GET ALONG.
- AMEN.
all: AMEN!
[people cheer and clap]
- WE GONNA TURN IT! - WE GONNA TURN IT UP!
- TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP.
- WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A FUN TIME FOR ME.
THIS IS ME AND GREGG'S SECOND TIME AROUND.
THE FIRST TIME, WE WERE MARRIED FOR 15 YEARS.
NOW, WHAT GREGG DID TO ME
AFTER US BEING TOGETHER FOR SO MANY YEARS,
HE DID [bleep] THAT A LOT OF DUDES DO: [bleep] UP.
AND I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS WHAT I'MA DO.
"I'MA SHOW YOU SOMETHING, 'CAUSE I'M NOT THAT ***.
"I'M NOT THE GIRL, HONEY, WHO IS GONNA SIT--
"NOW, I KNOW YOU LOVE ME, AND I LOVE YOU.
"BUT YOU AIN'T RESPECTING ME THE WAY I WANT TO BE RESPECTED.
"AND HOW ABOUT I SHOW YOU THIS RIGHT HERE?
HOW ABOUT I DISAPPEAR?"
- DISMISSED. - I LIKE IT.
- AND THEN I DISAPPEAR, AND THEN YOU SEE HOW THAT FEEL.
DON'T PLAY THAT GAME WITH NENE LEAKES.
- ALL RIGHT, YOU GONNA BE DOWN WITH NENE AND THESE KIDS,
OR YOU AIN'T GONNA BE WITH US AT ALL.
- WHAT HAS HE DONE THAT MAKES YOU THINK
THAT YOU'RE SURE ABOUT BEING MARRIED TO HIM AGAIN?
- I THINK THAT GREGG HAS LEARNED A LESSON.
- WHAT HAS HE DONE?
- WELL HE'S PROVEN HIS--HIS--
HE'S PROVEN HIMSELF TO ME.
MY BRIDESMAIDS HAVE SAW EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE WENT THROUGH.
AND I KNOW ME AND GREGG HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES
DEALING WITH GREGG'S KIDS AND STUFF.
I JUST GOT TO KEEP ON TOP OF THESE THINGS
SO THAT GREGG WON'T LET THEM SLIDE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT I LOVE GREGG.
THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU, IS THAT I LOVE HIM.
I LIKE BEING WITH HIM.
HE MAKES ME HAPPY.
I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH GREGG.
- AND I THINK WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP,
AND Y'ALL BOTH ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, THEN GO FOR IT.
- AND NOBODY MAKES LOVE TO ME BETTER THAN GREGG.
- SHE ALWAYS HAS SAID THAT.
- SHE HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT.
- I WISH I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
AND NOT HAVE SIGNED THE DIVORCE PAPERS.
BUT WITH SO MUCH THAT'S GOING ON,
WE ENDED UP GOING OUR SEPARATE WAYS,
AND WE REGRETTED IT.
YOU KNOW, LIFE IS SHORT.
- YES, IT IS. - MM-HMM.
- AND IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A TRY.
I'M ONLY GIVING IT A SHOT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT IT'S GONNA WORK 100%.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS:
IF IT DON'T WORK,
THEN WE'LL BE SITTING BACK
AT THIS TABLE AGAIN TALKING ABOUT MY NEW MAN.
[all laughing]
- THAT I CAN TELL YOU, OKAY?
- THINK YOU NEED A PRENUP NOW?
- I AM DEFINITELY HAVING A PRENUP.
- IT'S NOT A DOUBT, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
- YOU ARE?
- YEAH.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE A PRENUP IS A BAD THING.
I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE GO, "PRENUP, OH, MY GOD."
I FEEL LIKE IT'S TO PROTECT YOU AND TO PROTECT ME.
WORK YOUR [bleep] OUT ON THE FRONT END.
WORK IT OUT ON THE FRONT END.
WORK IT OUT ON THE FRONT END.
- I AGREE WITH HER AS IN GETTING A PRENUP FROM GREGG.
BUT IF I'M MARRYING SOMEONE WHO HAS MORE MONEY THAN ME,
I'M NOT SIGNING A PRENUP.
- WAIT. THAT'S VERY ONE-SIDED.
WELL, I GOT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING, DIANA,
BECAUSE LEXIS BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION TODAY.
SHE SAYS SHE FELT LIKE YOU WEREN'T HAPPY
FOR ME AND GREGG TO BE BACK TOGETHER.
- THAT'S NOT TRUE.
- LIKE YOU FELT LIKE MAYBE IT WAS BETTER
FOR ME AND GREGG NOT TO BE TOGETHER
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MORE, LIKE, FOR YOU.
- NO, HOW CAN SHE-- HOW CAN SHE THINK THAT?
- I MEAN, LOOK, I DIDN'T MEAN TO DROP A BOMB ON LEXIS,
BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW, AM I TRIPPIN'?
DID SHE SAY SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T AROUND?
I MEAN, WHAT'S UP?
- DID YOU EVER THINK THAT?
- WHEN SHE SAID THAT TO ME...
- EXACTLY. WHY?
- TODAY, I SAID, "I REALLY THINK THAT DIANA IS MY FRIEND
"AND SHE DEFINITELY WAS THERE TO COMFORT ME
WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH MY DIVORCE."
- WELL, SHE'S A SINGLE, BLACK FEMALE.
- SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY.
- I DEFINITELY THINK THAT.
- LET ME TURN THIS WAY. WAIT A MINUTE.
LET'S DO ONE THING AT A TIME.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
- I FEEL LIKE YOU HAD NENE TO YOURSELF--
- I'VE NEVER HAD NENE TO MYSELF.
- CAN'T SHE TALK? PRACTICE YOUR ETIQUETTE.
LET HER TALK.
- I FELT LIKE YOU FELT LIKE,
"NOW I HAVE HER TO MYSELF."
I FELT LIKE--
- WHY WOULD I WANT HER TO MYSELF?
- BECAUSE YOU GET ATTENTION. YOU'RE LONELY.
- I'VE NEVER BEEN LONELY, NEVER. - YOU GOT TO BE.
YOU GOT THAT MUCH ATTENTION FROM ANOTHER WOMAN.
- NEVER, NEVER. NEVER.
AND I'M STRICTLY ***-LY, OKAY?
- I'VE GONE FROM ONE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY TO ANOTHER.
I WISH I HAD NEVER OPENED MY MOUTH.
- WHY DO Y'ALL HAVE SO MUCH ANIMOSITY TOWARDS ME?
- I FEEL LIKE SHE'S AN OPPORTUNIST.
EVERY TIME SHE'S AROUND, NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE,
IF WE'RE OUT HAVING DRINKS, LUNCH, WHATEVER,
WE'RE NOT EVEN THERE FIVE MINUTES.
THE FIRST THING MARLO WANTS TO DO IS...
"NENE, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE."
AND THEN SHE WANTS TO TWEET ABOUT IT.
OKAY, SHE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CONVERSATION AT THE TABLE.
SHE GETS--SHE'S NOT EVEN THERE FIVE MINUTES.
- SWEETIE, THAT'S A LIE.
- AND SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO TAKE A PICTURE.
- THAT'S A LIE. THAT'S A LIE.
- SHE WANTS TO RIDE ON NENE'S COATTAIL.
- YOU MAY BE JEALOUS.
DIDN'T YOU WANT TO BE WHERE SHE WAS AT?
DIDN'T YOU TRY TO BE LIKE-- OR WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR BABY GIRL TO BE HEARD?
YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BE KNOWN LIKE SHE'S KNOWN?
- MARLO! MARLO!
COOL IT. HOLD IT.
YOU KNOW I'M A GERMOPHOBE.
DON'T LET NOTHING FLY OUT OF YOUR MOUTH WHILE YOU'RE ARGUING.
EAT THE FOOD, NOW. HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
- I DON'T HAVE TO SPREAD MY LEGS FOR EVERY TOM, ***, AND HARRY
LIKE YOU DO, OKAY?
TO LIVE THE LIFESTYLE THAT YOU LIVE, OKAY?
SO DON'T GO THERE, OKAY? YOU'RE VERY EASY.
YOU WANT THE LIFESTYLE THAT NENE LEAKES HAS, OKAY?
THAT'S WHY I'M VERY CAUTIOUS OF YOU.
- YOU NEED TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST TOO CONTROLLING.
- NO, I'M NOT. I'M TRYING TO--
- I'M NOT A MAN.
IT'S NOT A MAN; IT'S A FRIEND.
- LOOK, TRUST ME--
- I THINK DEEP INSIDE SHE LOVES NENE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
'CAUSE SHE SITS THERE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ALL NIGHT.
AND YOU MAY HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE ME, BUT--
- JUST LIKE YOU SAID, "VERY EASY," OKAY.
YOU WERE VERY EASY OPENING YOUR LEGS TO A MARRIED MAN.
- MISS ETIQUETTE, YOUR ETIQUETTE JUST WENT OUT THE DOOR.
THEY'RE JUST EXTREMELY HOOD RIGHT NOW.
JUST GHETTO.
- AND JUST LAYING JUST LIKE YOU.
- YOU KNOW, AND, NENE, YOU CAN VOUCH FOR THIS.
EVERY TIME WE USED TO GO TO WORK, SHE WOULD SHOW UP.
- YOU GOT ME TWISTED.
- SO YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, NENE?
- I--I-- - DON'T INCLUDE NENE IN IT!
I WAS INVITED TO VEGAS. I WAS INVITED TO DETROIT.
- WATCH THAT HAND RIGHT THERE, OKAY?
- I'M ALWAYS INVITED. I'M NOT BORED, BOO.
- OKAY. - I'M NOT BORED.
YOU HAVE BEEN IRRELEVANT ALL YEAR,
AND YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT BEING IRRELEVANT.
- LEXIS! LEXIS!
- YOU WANT TO BE RELEVANT.
- I'VE ONLY SEEN YOU ONE TIME THIS YEAR.
YOU'RE MAD 'CAUSE NENE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.
- HEY! [claps]
- YOU'RE MAD 'CAUSE NENE DON'T NEED YOU NO MORE.
SHE DON'T NEED YOU.
- I REALLY THOUGHT WE COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION.
AND THEN WE COULD BE LIKE,
"OKAY, IT'S WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
OKAY, YEAH. NOW LET'S GO TO THE CLUB."
- BACK UP! SHE DON'T WANT YOU--
ALL OF US ARE HERE. WE'RE ALL HER FRIENDS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
- HEY! HEY!
- THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
- HEY! LEXIS!
- WE'RE ALL HER FRIENDS. - LEXIS!
- CAN YOU BACK UP AND SAY WE'RE ALL HER FRIENDS?
- LEXIS, THIS IS MR. CHOW. I HAVE TO COME HERE TO EAT.
I'M NOT GONNA BE KICKED OUT OF THIS RESTAURANT.
I KNEW THAT CHOOSING NINE BRIDESMAIDS,
THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES
AND THINGS COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN,
BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS GOING TO GET THIS BAD.
IF THIS CONTINUES,
I MAY HAVE TO DROP SOMEBODY OUT OF THE WEDDING.
- NO, BUT WHAT SHE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS,
WE ALL LOVE YOU.
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU.
[all yelling]
- I DON'T WANT TO TALK OVER ANYBODY.
- LAURA'S HERE FOR YOU,
DAWN'S HERE FOR YOU, MASHELLA HERE FOR YOU,
AND I'M HERE FOR YOU AND MARLO'S HERE FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST DIANA.
- LEXIS! - WHAT?
- CUT IT! - YOU BE QUIET.
COMING UP NEXT...
- YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER SAID WHAT I SAID.
YOU STARTED IT.
- JUST DON'T DO IT, ***.
- WE ALL LOVE YOU.
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST DIANA. - I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
- LAURA'S HERE FOR YOU,
DAWN'S HERE FOR YOU, MASHELLA'S HERE FOR YOU,
AND I'M HERE FOR YOU, AND MARLO'S HERE FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST DIANA.
- LEXIS! - WHAT?
- CUT IT! - YOU BE QUIET.
- I'M BEING QUIET, LEAKES.
- I'MA SAY THIS:
DIANA AND I, FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
WERE LIKE EACH OTHER'S SISTERS.
- YEAH, BUT YOU'RE NOT [bleep].
- YEAH, YEAH, WE WAS [bleep].
- I SAID IT.
I SAID IT.
- YOU CAN SAY A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN WITH A WOMAN.
- DO YOU WANT ME? 'CAUSE YOU MIGHT WANT ME.
- WHY THE HELL WOULD I WANT YOU?
- MARLO! MARLO!
- DIANA!
- [laughs]
- LADIES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS:
THIS IS ALL ABOUT NENE.
THIS [bleep] THAT'S GOING ON TONIGHT,
WE'RE NOT HAVING THAT ON THAT DAY.
- WE NEED TO GET OFF US. IT'S ABOUT YOU.
I FEEL SORRY BECAUSE--
- IT'S ALL ABOUT NENE.
- IT'S NOT A--I MEAN--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT'S ABOUT, BUT IT'S ABOUT YOU.
- THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE FOR ME.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED "BRIDE-MAIDS."
YOU KNOW THE "MAID" AT THE END MEAN YOU HELP THE BRIDE.
- YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER SAID WHAT I SAID.
YOU STARTED IT.
- JUST DON'T DO IT, ***.
- NO! YOU SAID WHAT I SAID!
IT WAS BETWEEN US.
- MY WEDDING DAY WILL BE VERY AWKWARD WITH MY BRIDESMAIDS
IF THEY DON'T START TO TRY AND GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER.
I'M NOT TRYING TO GET YOU GUYS TO ARGUE OR ANYTHING.
I AM DIANA'S FRIEND,
SO I'M TELLING HER THAT YOU SAID THAT ABOUT HER, OKAY?
- WAIT A MINUTE. - YOU HAD HER BACK.
- I GOT ALL OF Y'ALL BACK.
[sighs]
THESE WOMEN...
THEY TOO MUCH.
GOOD-BYE, ***.
- NEXT TIME ON I DREAM OF NENE...
- GREGG, LOOK, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THERE WILL BE A PRENUP.
- NO.
- YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID? - BRING IT.
- YOU DONE BROUGHT ME TIFFANY?
- WHAT'S WRONG?
- WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER WEDDING PLANNER, GREGG.
- WE GOT WEEKS!
HOW ARE WE GOING TO PULL OFF A WEDDING IF SHE GOES AWAY?
- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO IF SHE STAY HERE
AND NOT DO A DAMN THING?
IF WE GONNA MOVE FORWARD, WE GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
IF WE'RE NOT, WE GONNA JUST PULL THE PLUG
AND START DOING OTHER STUFF FOR OURSELVES.
- WHY THE [bleep] DID YOU HIRE ME, NENE?
- OH! I JUST HAD A FLASHBACK.
I REMEMBER WHY WE HIRED YOU.
BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO PLANNERS WERE BUSY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT I DREAM OF NENE,